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How do #cancercells manage to infiltrate #lymphnodes, for example, where lots of #immunecells are active and should be able to destroy them? According to a new study in
Cell Metabolism, #mitochondrialtransfer between #cells is the cause. Cancer cells "#steal" these small #organelles, which are highly efficient #energysuppliers, from the immune cells, thereby weakening the latter.

© Text #StefanFWirth Betlin January 2026

reference
Azusa Terasaki et al. (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2025.12.014

Early-career researchers, apply to attend our Workshop!

Application deadline: Friday 24 October

Find out more: https://www.biologists.com/workshops/april-2026/

#BiologistsWorkshops #Biology #Workshop #Career #Research #Networking #Collaboration #Metabolism #Enzymes #Organelles #Cells #Physiology #Development #Metabolites

Less than a month left for early-career researchers to apply for a funded place at our Workshop on Revisiting Metabolic Fundamentals, organised by Lydia Finley and Wilhelm Palm.

Apply by 24 October.

https://biologists.com/workshops/april-2026/

#BiologistsWorkshops #Biology #Workshop #Metabolism #Enzymes #Organelles #Cells #Physiology #Development #Metabolites

New #ISEPpapers! Hijacking and integration of algal #plastids and #mitochondria in a polar planktonic host: Ananya Kedige Rao et al. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00392-6

"Hosts steal active plastids, mitochondria, and nuclei from the microalga #Phaeocystis... Stolen plastids increase in volume, and their photosynthetic activity is boosted... Stolen mitochondria transform into a network in close association with plastids"

#Microbes #Algae #Protists #Symbiosis #Organelles #Plankton

We’re capturing the energy of #biologists100 by walking around with a polaroid frame, highlighting the incredible early-career researchers at the conference! ✨

We’re kicking things off with @JontyTownson, the #preLights conference reporter, who is uncovering the stories behind the #preprints being presented.

If you're at the meeting, please come say hi + get your snapshot! 📸

#community #selfies #imaging #organelles

New research on #protists sheds light on #DeepSea energy sources https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/foraminifer/

Array of metabolic pathways in kleptoplastidic #foraminifera supports #chemoautotrophy in dark, euxinic seafloor sediments https://academic.oup.com/ismej/article/19/1/wrae248/7923457 by Fatma Gomaa et al.

"This species takes up unrelated organism’s #chloroplasts — #organelles that perform #photosynthesis... We know #kleptoplasty is happening here, but we needed to understand why this foraminifer is so successful in the dark, without oxygen"

Teaching about cells, organelles, cell transport or reproduction, etc.? I have resources to share.I’ve taught high school for many years, SPED to Honors. The differentiation & adaptations I made for SPED became sought after by other students, even at Honors level. I've worked hard at developing a helpful sequence of ideas, embedded vocabulary support, step-by-step graphics, and analogies.

* What are characteristics of Life?
* Organelles
* Enzymes
* Diffusion and Osmosis
* Endocytosis and exocytosis
* Single-celled organisms - Bacteria and Archaea
* How do cells reproduce?
* The cell cycle, mitosis
* Asexual reproduction
* Meiosis
* Interactive apps
* Learning standards

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/biology-the-living-environment/cells/

#cells #biology #Organelles #teaching #NGSS
#biologyteachers #scienceteachers #highschoolscience